Pre-competitive Initiative

Build resilient coffee, together

Coffee Resilience Network is a pre-competitive initiative where coffee companies and project developers share anonymized biochar field results and pool demand to guarantee applied biochar in their own supply chains.

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Our Projects

Explore our resiliency initiatives across sustainable supply chains, working with leading agrifood suppliers to scale carbon removal solutions

Cocoa Biochar Initiative
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Cocoa Biochar Initiative

Ivory Coast

Deploying biochar across cocoa smallholder systems to improve soil health and yields while reducing emissions.

Cocoa
Sustainable Cotton
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Sustainable Cotton

Ghana, Ivory Coast

Working with biochar in cotton value chains to improve soil health, water retention, and reduce emissions.

Cotton
Cocoa
Sustainable Coffee Biochar
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Sustainable Coffee Biochar

Brazil

Piloting biochar with coffee farmers to enhance resilience, water retention, and carbon sequestration.

Coffee
Palm Oil Smallholder Biochar
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Palm Oil Smallholder Biochar

Ivory Coast

Supporting smallholders with biochar applications to improve yields and reduce fertilizer needs in palm systems.

Cocoa

Governance & Principles

Built on trust, transparency, and collaborative industry advancement.

Neutral Administration

The International Biochar Initiative acts as independent operator ensuring fair, transparent governance for all members

Technology Partnership

Valorize Systems provides secure platform infrastructure and data management

Standardized MRV

Consistent measurement, reporting, and verification protocols across all projects

Privacy by Design

Member data anonymized and aggregated to protect competitive interests

Aggregate Sharing

Individual submissions combined into sector-wide insights and benchmarks

Annual Transparency

Public reporting of aggregated results and network impact metrics

Three Ways to Participate

Tier 1: Base AMC

  • Guarantee biochar purchases ($35-40/ton)
  • Applied to YOUR coffee farms (insetting)
  • Claim "regenerative coffee"
  • Producers retain carbon credits

Membership Fee:

$500k

Tier 2: + Removals

  • Everything in Tier 1, PLUS
  • Purchase carbon removal credits separately
  • Count removals in Scope 3 inventory
  • Negotiated rate per tCO₂e

Membership Fee:

$1M

Tier 3: Project Sponsor

  • Fund entire biochar projects ($1M+/year)
  • Removal + reduction + avoidance credits
  • Full Scope 3 carbon accounting
  • Co-branding opportunities

Membership Fee:

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Summary

What You GetTier 1: Base AMCTier 2: + RemovalsTier 3: Sponsor
Biochar applied to your farms
"Regenerative coffee" claims
Carbon removal creditsProducer sells
Reduction credits
Avoidance credits
Scope 3 impactInsetting onlyInsetting + RemovalsFull accounting

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Coffee Resilience Network

- Base AMC: Buy biochar for your farms and claim "regenerative coffee" / insetting from practice change - Purchase Removals: Buy carbon credits separately and count as Scope 3 removals in your inventory - Project Sponsor ($1M+/year): Fund entire projects and claim removal + reduction + avoidance credits

Removal credits: Carbon sequestered in biochar (durable storage >100 years) Reduction credits: Emissions reduced through lower fertilizer use, improved yields Avoidance credits: Emissions prevented by converting waste biomass (instead of rotting/burning) Only project sponsors (Tier 3) can claim all three types. Tier 2 can purchase removal credits only. Tier 1 makes no carbon credit claims (producers sell credits separately).

Producers retain and monetize carbon credits unless buyers purchase them separately (Tier 2) or sponsor entire projects (Tier 3).

Base AMC tier is insetting (practice change in your supply chain). If you purchase removal credits separately, those can offset Scope 3 emissions.

You're deploying biochar in YOUR supply chain first. Carbon credit purchase is optional. Traditional offsetting funds projects elsewhere.

Yes. Many members start with Base AMC to test biochar performance, then add credit purchases once benefits are demonstrated in their farms.

International Biochar Initiative acts as neutral host; members access the anonymized dataset; select insights are public annually.

Multi-year purchase guarantees unlock finance, scale supply, and push costs down.

Trial location, biochar specs, application rates, and outcomes (yield, inputs, etc.). See full form for detailed requirements.

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Choose how you want to participate and help build resilient coffee supply chains

Contribute Research

Have biochar trial data from coffee operations? Share anonymized results to accelerate sector learning and reduce duplicate pilots across the industry.

  • Your data stays anonymous and secure
  • Access aggregated insights from all members
  • Contribute to industry-wide best practices
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Join the Fund

Ready to commit? Three ways to participate and secure drought-resilient coffee supply for your operations.

  • Base AMC: Buy biochar, claim regenerative coffee
  • Removals: Also buy carbon credits for Scope 3
  • Project Sponsor: Full project funding & all credit types
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